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Lawns: An American Relationship Harming the Environment
July 21, 2021
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Mowing lawns is the source of some 5% of US air pollution.
Read MoreOpinion: We need to figure out what’s happening to the bugs — before it’s too late
July 21, 2021
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Opinion by John Terborgh and David S. Wilcove Today at 1:57 p.m. EDT John Terborgh is the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science at Duke University. David S. Wilcove is Professor of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs at Princeton University.
Read MoreYou're mowing your yard wrong. Here are 3 ways to keep your lawn healthy
July 20, 2021
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Paul Cappiello Yew Dell Botanical Gardens Published 5:06 am ET Jul. 16, 2021 It has always been surprising to me that despite the fact that the cultivated lawn is a purely human invention, we should have such a tortured and painful relationship with our turf.
Read MoreDitching grass could help your backyard thrive
July 7, 2021
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Lawns are ecological ‘dead space.’ Experts explain how to design a more eco-friendly yard.
Read MoreSpecial Water Quality Alert Asks Residents To Eliminate Fertilizers
July 7, 2021
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By RYAN SPENCER Town Manager Rodney C. Collins sent a “special water quality alert” to property owners in Mashpee late last week outlining how eliminating the use of fertilizer can reduce nutrient pollution and blooms of harmful algae. The Mashpee Board of Selectmen during its meeting on June 28 authorized the letter from the town manager after a presentation on blooms of potentially toxic cyanobacteria that closed Mashpee/Wakeby Pond and Santuit Pond to swimming earlier this summer.
Read MoreHealthy lawns for a healthy Niantic River and Long Island Sound
July 1, 2021
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Published June 24. 2021 9:00AM By Judy Rondeau, Special to the Times This summer, the Niantic River Watershed Committee is asking residents of East Lyme and Waterford to think about how they use lawn fertilizer. Through the Healthy Lawns, Healthy River project, funded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund program, volunteers from the Watershed Committee will visit neighborhoods along the Niantic River to ask residents to consider how much fertilizer they apply on their lawns and how they...
Read MoreTips for keeping lawns green
June 25, 2021
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By Mark Amara, WSU Grant-Adams Master Gardener| June 20, 2021 1:00 AM Lawns in the Columbia Basin can stay green despite the hot weather. Whether we think about them or not, lawns depend on soil type, weather, and timing, length of watering and irrigation system output. Most of our Grant County soils are sandy loams and silt loams and do not need to be watered as often as soils that consist entirely of sand (though some of us have that, too).
Read MoreHealthy lawns for a healthy Niantic River and Long Island Sound
June 25, 2021
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Published June 24. 2021 9:00AM By Judy Rondeau, Special to the Times This summer, the Niantic River Watershed Committee is asking residents of East Lyme and Waterford to think about how they use lawn fertilizer. Through the Healthy Lawns, Healthy River project, funded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund program, volunteers from the Watershed Committee will visit neighborhoods along the Niantic River to ask residents to consider how much fertilizer they apply on their lawns and how they...
Read More3 years ago, a massive algae bloom in Florida killed 2,000 tons of marine life. It's threatening again
June 11, 2021
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By Arthur Brice, CNN Updated 10:05 AM ET, Fri June 4, 2021 Blue green algae, which are toxic, have been blooming the past few weeks in the waters around Tampa Bay. (CNN) It's not just tourists who invade Florida in the summer.
Read MoreHere's what you should know about Milorganite and a recent study showing it may contain 'forever chemicals'
June 11, 2021
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![](https://lhpwg.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_featured_image/public/20719447-834f-4c23-971d-0f90c54f2210-milorganite.jpg?itok=ZfQxMRJ5 "The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District produces the fertilizer product Milogranite from heat-dried sewage sludge. A study says the fertilizer contains "forever chemicals." Don Behm/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel")
Laura Schulte Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 9:00 am CT Jun. 7, 2021 A recent study by environmental groups found that you may be unknowingly spreading "forever chemicals" on your lawn and garden in the form of fertilizer. And that sounds scary, especially because one of the fertilizers tested was Milwaukee's own famed Milorganite.
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